[xzins]

Abimelech spoke with God and pled his case with God, this from a man who was 'spiritually dead'. He did not have to be regenerated first, in order to understand what God was saying.

Amen, ftD.

This verse kills the idea of "ultimate" depravity and upholds "total" depravity. Man is not every bit as bad as he could be, but he is instead spiritually corrupted. This verse proves that the law of God has been written on the heart as Paul says in Romans 2. It proves that that law can be responded to by pagans and that God honors it ... even in our day.

We can only believe that if some pagan in outback aborigine land responds to the law of God in his heart, that God will make sure that a missionary is somehow taken to that area so that the message of Christ can be proclaimed to him/her.

[SoothingDave]

We can only believe that if some pagan in outback aborigine land responds to the law of God in his heart, that God will make sure that a missionary is somehow taken to that area so that the message of Christ can be proclaimed to him/her.

Or, we can believe that if some pagan in outback aborigine land responds to the law of God in his heart, that God will forgive ignorance of Christ when it is not the fault of the aborigine.

SD

[RnMomof7]

Abimelech spoke with God and pled his case with God, this from a man who was 'spiritually dead'. He did not have to be regenerated first, in order to understand what God was saying.

That is a pathetic twisting of scripture guys and you know it. The "dead " comment was a reference to physical death not spiritual death..

A surprise that God chose to directly speak to him...no God was acting to protect his elect..after all God once talked through a donkey. He is God and can use His creation as He wishes..

There is no indication that he became an observant Jew from that encounter...

Nice try